Training

From PCSAR

This page has some quick notes about training at Pincher SAR.

If you have ideas for training or can volunteer to help with training, please add a comment to this page, contact the Training Coordinator, or check out Mock Search Organizing.

Contents 1 Schedule 2 Organizers 3 Skills 4 Courses 5 Presentations 6 Needs 7 Resources 7.1 Self Study 7.2 Source materials 7.3 Videos 8 Provincial/National Training Schemes 9 Training Aids 9.1 Instructional Techniques 9.2 Catering

Schedule

You can find out about the currently scheduled training on the Calendar.

Typically we have a 1.5 to 2.5 hour training session on the first Tuesday of each month from 19:00 to 21:30 at the fire hall. Usually there is a daytime training event once a month on a weekend.

Each year in December, we plan the schedule for the coming year.

See Tentative course schedule, Tentative monthly training schedule

Organizers

Training is overseen and organized by the Training Committee.

Skills

• Search Management
• using the PCSAR website
• Wilderness Exercises
• See the section on skills for a list of other skills.

Courses

• Training for New Members

• ICS 100
• ICS 200

• Standard First Aid
• Wilderness First Aid
• Advanced Wilderness First Aid

• SAR Fundamentals
• SAR Basics Train the Trainer

• Man-Tracking

• ATV Safety
• UTV Safety
• Snowmobile Safety
• Boat Safety
• Team Leader
• Search Manager
• Search Manager Recertification

• GPS Course
• H2S Alive
• avalanche
  • Avalanche Skills Training Level 1
  • Avalanche Companion Rescue Skills
  • Managing Avalanche Terrain
  • Avalanche Skills Training Level 2
• Swift Water Rescue
• Helicopter
• Rope Rescue
• AdventureSmart Presenter

Presentations

• Ideas

Needs

• First Aid

Resources

Self Study

• Self Study Resources lists resources you might want to check out.

Source materials

• See the section on skills for a list of source materials.
• Click here for a list of lesson plans.
• NFPA standards

Videos

• Callout
• Search Management video

Provincial/National Training Schemes

• Provincially Funded Training
• AEMA FESTI: abandoned provincial training initiative
• SARVAC

Training Aids

Instructional Techniques

• Techniques

Catering

A lot of the provincially funded courses include lunches for the students. Here's some contacts we use:

• Simply Catering
• Bright Pearl